Financial Results for Jockey Club

By Genuine FriendPosted on 18 October 202418 October 2024Cat Rights of Way

The Jockey Club is the holding company who operate Warwick Racecourse on St Marys Lands. Previous proposals to build a hotel on St Marys Lands have been rejected by the majority of Warwickians. We are now told that lack of funding would prevent another attempt at a hotel build on the Racecourse. However, the Jockey… Read More »

Monitoring of Ground Nesting Birds

By Genuine FriendPosted on 4 April 2024Cat Rights of Way

The report dated October 2023 was produced by Plinke on behalf of Warwick District Council. General We note and applaud a more comprehensive report than two years previous and the inclusion in Appendix V1 of examples of good practice from Hampshire County Council. These replicate suggestions from our own 2021 report; thus we are pleased… Read More »

Fencing on St Marys Lands

By Genuine FriendPosted on 7 March 2024Cat Rights of Way

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hgj39p... https://www.facebook.com/bbccwr https://www.instagram.com/p/C4IAresoovg/...== https://twitter.com/BBCCWR/status/1765015432535187593 The latest media coverage links. Read More »

Survey on Rights of Way

By Genuine FriendPosted on 11 January 202411 January 2024Cat Rights of Way

Warwickshire County Council are asking about Rights of Way in a survey. The Friends of St Marys Lands are keen to protect the existing Rights of way to be enjoyed by future generations. If you would like to be included in the FoSML response please send your points to the Secretary. We will then make… Read More »

Seasons Greetings for 2024

By Genuine FriendPosted on 1 January 20241 January 2024Cat Rights of Way

The Friends of St. Mary's Lands Committee would like to wish all our members a very Happy New Year. To update you, we have been enquiring through our Councillors if there are going to be any proposals for SML this coming year but we have no information thus far. Neither can we find out when… Read More »

Footbridge over A46 Warwick By Pass

By Genuine FriendPosted on 20 November 202220 November 2022Cat Dog Walking, Footpaths, Rights of Way

There is a petition asking Warwick County Highways to construct a footbridge to link Hampton Magna with St Marys Lands footpaths. The details are here. The Friends of St Marys Lands committee have discussed and are asking for your help. Please support and enhance the access to the Common. Location of new bridge / The… Read More »

Rights of Way Issues St. Mary’s Lands Warwick

By Genuine FriendPosted on 27 February 202127 February 2021Cat Footpaths, Rights of Way

Comment from member And so continues the erosion of access to our open space in Warwick. Noted this morning that markings for post holes have been marked out around or at least the front edge of the large area in the middle of the Common. With the Jockey Club closing footpaths we will be herded… Read More »

Walk and Talk group

By Genuine FriendPosted on 24 February 20218 March 2021Cat Footpaths, Rights of Way

There are many users of St Marys Lands. It is not just limited to walkers, dog owners, joggers, aircraft flyers, golfers and sports enthisiasts. This is just one of of the multitude of ways to enjoy the beautiful St Marys Lands. Read More »

Senior citizens comment on social media

By Genuine FriendPosted on 18 February 20218 March 2021Cat Footpaths, Rights of Way

"I've been going on the common all my life and I'm now nearly 87. It's a fabulous area for the people of Warwick to enjoy, why then does anything need to be changed? Fencing off for the birds nesting, it wasn't fenced off during the war and the birds survived. Leave it as is for… Read More »

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